KR20200048852A - Water supply device for pets - Google Patents

Abstract

A water supply device of a companion animal according to the present invention comprises a water tank; a pump installed in the water tank; a water supply pipe connected to the pump to transfer water; a water supply plate disposed at a position higher than a sidewall of the water tank and enabling water supplied from the water supply pipe to flow; and a water receiver disposed to be spaced apart from the water supply plate in a downward direction, supported by being placed on the water tank, and having an extension part protruding in an outward direction of the water tank. Accordingly, the water supply device can be used by easily replacing the water receiver to be adequate to sizes and habits of animals.

Description

Water supply device for pets

The present invention relates to a water supply device for providing drinking water to a companion animal, and more specifically, a water tank, a pump that pumps water stored in the water tank, and a water pump disposed in the water tank and supplied with water pumped from the pump to be supplied to the companion animal to drink The present invention relates to a water supply including a water supply plate for providing water.

In recent years, as well as the growing population of pets, the attachment and interest in pets is increasing day by day, and many organizations for companion animals are being developed.

Among them, pets need to drink water from time to time to maintain the biorhythm, but pets are often alone and difficult to communicate with humans, so there is a request for a water supply that can always provide clean water to pets. Is increasing.

'Pet water assembly' disclosed in US 2015 / 0313180A1 is a water supply cover formed with a water tank, a water supply bowl disposed at the center of the water tank, and a water bowl temporarily fixed to the upper side of the water tank, and the water of the water supply cover bowl It includes a pump to supply.

However, the water supply assembly is accompanied by the inconvenience that pets must drink water by accessing the water in the bowl located at the upper center of the water tank, and the edges of the water tank are opened to contaminate water in the water tank.

The 'animal water supply system' disclosed in US 2010 / 0095897A includes a container in which water is stored, a pump installed on the bottom surface of the container, a water supply pipe connected to the pump, and water supplied from the water supply pipe installed above the water supply pipe. It includes a plate provided with a plurality of spouts (spouts) for ejecting, and a dome-shaped component cover disposed on the lower side of the plate to cover the pump and the water supply pipe.

However, since the 'water supply system for animals' is opened between the outer wall of the container and the parts cover, and water stored in the container is exposed to animals, the water stored in the container is easily contaminated and water falling from the spout There is a problem that is scattered outside the tank.

EP 3315022A1 is a 'water heater for a pet' having a water tank, a filter filter and a pump built-in block in FIG. 1, a water supply pipe connected to the pump, and a drain surface through which water supplied from the water supply pipe flows. Is disclosed.

However, since the pet waterer needs to drink shallowly flowing water over the drainage surface, it is difficult for the pet to drink enough water in a short time, and the water around the mouth of the animal is soaked in water that the surroundings of the waterer are contaminated. When there is an increase in the amount of water supplied, there is a problem that the water flowing down the drain surface overflows to the outside of the water tank.

In addition, the prior art has a problem in that it is not possible to expand or contract the outer surface of the water supply so that it is suitable for the size of the pet.

When describing the technical problem to be solved by the present invention is as follows.

First, the present invention is to provide a companion animal water dispenser capable of substantially easily expanding or contracting the upper outer surface of the water tank to be suitable for the size of the animal.

Second, the present invention is to provide a water dispenser that does not leak water out of the tank while the companion animal drinks water falling from the water supply plate.

Third, the present invention provides a companion animal water dispenser capable of always providing clean water to a companion animal by shielding between the water tank and the water supply plate to prevent contamination of the water in the tank in advance and easily manage the cleanliness of the water. Having

Fourth, the present invention is to provide a companion animal water drinker that can drink water in a comfortable position.

Fifth, the present invention is to enable the components installed in the water tank to be installed reliably and conveniently at a predetermined position in the water tank.

In addition, the present invention is to solve the problems that can be generated or predicted from the water supply for pets according to the prior art in addition to the technical problems described above.

Companion animal water supply according to the present invention for solving the above problems, and the upper side is open tank; A pump installed inside the water tank; A water supply plate disposed at a position higher than the water tank and through which water supplied from the pump flows; Includes; is arranged spaced apart from the water supply plate in the downward direction to be supported by being placed on a water tank.

The drip tray may include an extension portion protruding upward and outward from the upper portion of the water tank.

The drip tray may include a side wall portion formed to be inclined to be narrower from an upper portion toward a lower portion, and a bottom wall portion extending toward the inside from a lower end of the side wall portion, and a hole for discharging water into the water tank inside the bottom wall portion It can be formed.

The side wall portion of the drip tray may be formed with an outer inclined surface supported by being placed on an inner inclined surface formed on the side wall of the water tank.

The upper surface of the water supply plate is formed smoothly, and water supplied from the pump flows along the upper surface of the water supply plate and then falls vertically from the edge of the water supply plate to be introduced into the water tray.

The components installed in the water tank, such as the pump and the water supply plate, are combined or assembled to be a single inner assembly, and can be mounted on the drip tray.

When explaining the effect of the companion animal water supply according to the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

In the present invention, since the drip tray for receiving water flowing from the feed plate and discharging it into the water tank is detachably installed in the water tank between the water tank and the water supply plate, the drip tray is formed to extend outwardly from the upper portion of the water tank, By selecting a drip tray suitable for the size of a companion animal from among the drip trays having various sizes and shapes, the outer surface of the tank can be expanded or reduced.

In addition, in the present invention, since the upper side of the water tank is shielded from the outside, the contamination of the water in the water tank is prevented, and the temperature and cleanliness of the water in the water tank can be predictably managed. Can provide.

In addition, the present invention can be installed in a water tank by selecting a drip tray suitable for the habit and size of the animal, so that the companion animal can drink water falling toward the guide in a comfortable position with its head bowed, such as the habit of eating food normally. .

In addition, the present invention can prevent the water dripping from the water supply plate is scattered to the outside of the water tank so that the drip tray protrudes at a predetermined angle toward the outside from the side wall of the water tank.

In addition, in the present invention, since the drip tray is formed to protrude outward from the side wall of the water tank, a water supply plate having a large surface area can be installed so that the edge of the water supply plate on which water falls can be arranged to be close to the outer wall of the water tank. It is easy to drink the water falling from the water supply plate without contacting with.

In addition, according to the present invention, components installed in a water tank, such as a pump and a water supply plate, are combined to be a single inner assembly, and the inner assembly is supported and supported by the drip tray, so that the inner assembly is easily and reliably disposed at a predetermined position in the water tank. Can be.

1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a companion animal water supply according to an embodiment of the present invention,
Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of the companion animal water supply according to the first embodiment of the present invention,
3 is a cross-sectional view of the water tank included in the embodiment of the present invention,
Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view showing a water supply plate and a lighting device included in an embodiment of the present invention,
Figure 5 is a perspective view of the drip tray included in the first embodiment of the present invention,
Figure 6 is a longitudinal sectional view of Figure 5,
7 is a cross-sectional view showing a drip tray according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Advantages and features of the present invention, and a method of achieving them will be apparent with reference to embodiments described below. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but may be implemented in various different forms, Only the present embodiments are provided to make the disclosure of the present invention complete, and to provide those who have ordinary knowledge in the art to which the present invention pertains, to fully disclose the scope of the invention, and the invention is defined by the scope of the claims. It just works. The same reference numerals refer to the same components throughout the specification.

In the drawings, the thickness is enlarged to clearly express the various layers and regions. In addition, for convenience of description, thicknesses of some layers and regions are exaggerated compared to other components.

1 and 2, a water tank 10 having a side wall with an upper side open, and a pump 20 installed in the water tank and pumping water stored in the water tank according to an embodiment of the present invention Wow, a water supply pipe 25 through which water discharged from the pump 20 is transferred, a water supply plate 30 disposed at a position higher than the sidewall of the water tank and the water supplied from the water supply pipe 25 flows and falls, and the water supply plate It is arranged to be spaced downward from the (30) and includes a drip tray (50) that receives water dropped from the water supply plate (30) and discharges it into the water tank (10).

Inside the water tank 10, before the water stored in the water tank 10 flows into the pump 20, a filtration filter 40 for filtering foreign substances contained in the water may be installed.

In addition, the companion animal water supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a power supply device, a lighting device, a water level sensor, a water temperature sensor, a proximity sensor, a pollution level sensor, a water temperature maintenance device, and a sterilizing filter.

Hereinafter, each component included in the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

1 to 3, the upper and lower sides of the water tank 10 are opened to form a side wall 11 to form a side edge of the water tank, and a bottom plate 12 disposed on the opened lower side of the side wall 11 It can contain.

The side wall 11 may include a main side wall 11c, an upper side wall 11a and a lower edge wall 11b coupled to upper and lower sides of the main side wall, respectively.

The main side wall 11c, the upper side wall 11a, and the lower edge wall 11b may be manufactured separately and then combined to be integral or may be integrally manufactured from the beginning.

The water tank 10 may be formed in a cylindrical shape of upper and lower light beams whose inner diameter becomes smaller in the upward direction as in the embodiment of the present invention, and accordingly, the main sidewall 11c has a cylindrical shape, upper and lower edge walls 11a and 11b. ) May be formed in a ring shape, respectively.

However, the water tank 10 is not limited to the above-described shape and may be formed in various various shapes. However, when the water tank 10 is formed in the shape of the upper and lower light beams as described above, an external shock of a considerable size to the water tank 10 is obtained. Even when applied, the water tank 10 is stably positioned without being overturned to perform its function.

A first protruding plate 111 and a second protruding plate 112 that protrude toward the center of the water tank 10 and are spaced apart from each other in the upper and lower directions may be formed on the inner surface of the upper sidewall 11a. 2 An inner inclined surface 113 inclined toward the center of the water tank may be formed between the inner ends of the protruding plates 111 and 112 toward the lower side.

The upper side wall 11a may be formed with an upward projecting wall 114 protruding upward from the first projecting plate 111, and a packing 115 may be provided on the upward projecting wall 114 and the first projecting plate 111. Attached, it can be mounted on the upper sidewall 11a so that the drip tray 50 described below is in close contact with the packing 115.

The central portion of the bottom plate 12 may be formed with a convex protrusion 121 in a cylindrical shape toward the upper side, and viewed from the bottom of the bottom plate 12, the wireless power transmitter 72 in the inner space of the protrusion 121 Can be installed.

A base 18 may be covered with a lower portion of the lower edge wall 11b, and the base 18 may be mounted on a docking station 71 to which external power is applied.

Referring to FIG. 2, the filtration filter 40 may include a first filtration filter 42 and a second filtration filter 44.

The first filtration filter 42 may be formed in a cylindrical shape having considerable rigidity, and may be a trumpet-shaped (conical) strainer with an extended upper side, for example, with a plurality of water inlets formed on the side walls.

The second filtration filter 44 may be disposed in the hollow portion of the first filtration filter 42, and the pump 20 may be installed in the inner space of the second filtration filter 44.

The inside of the second filtration filter 44 may be provided with a wireless power receiving unit 73 that is sensitive to the aforementioned wireless power transmitting unit 72 and generates an induced voltage.

The upper and lower filter cover bodies 46 through which the water supply pipe 25 penetrates are covered on the upper side of the first and second filtration filters 42 and 44, and the upper portions of the pump 20 and the first and second filtration filters 42 and 44 are disposed. It can be sealed.

The water supply pipe 25 is arranged in a vertical direction so that water discharged from the pump 20 is upward.

After being transported, it can be discharged.

4, the water supply plate 30 may be formed of a plate having a smooth upper surface 31, a water supply hole 32 may be formed in the center, and a boss portion 33 protruding downwardly ) Is formed, and the water supply hole 32 may be formed to extend through the boss portion 33.

The water supply plate 30 is formed in a disc shape in an embodiment of the present invention, but may be formed in various other shapes.

The upper surface 31 of the water supply plate 30 may be formed as a smooth surface that rises upward toward the edge 311, and the water supply hole 32 may be formed to gradually increase in diameter in the upward direction, and the A ring-shaped outlet may be formed between the water supply hole 32 and the nozzle stopper 34 by arranging such that at least a portion of the nozzle stopper 34 is inserted into the water supply hole 32.

Therefore, the water discharged from the outlet of the water supply pipe 25 is ejected in a ring shape through the ring-shaped outlet and supplied to the center of the upper surface 31 of the water supply plate, and the water supplied to the center of the upper surface 31 is the edge After flowing along the upper side 31 toward (311), it may fall vertically from the edge (311).

A plate support 36 for supporting the water supply plate 30 may be disposed under the water supply plate 30, and the plate support 36 is supported by a light emitter support 62 or a light guide plate 63 to be described later. Can be supported.

The boss portion 33 of the water supply plate 30 is inserted into the hole formed in the boss portion 364 of the plate support 36 and the packing ring 37 can be forcibly inserted between the quantum boss portions 33 and 364. have.

As a sterilizing filter for sterilizing the water passing through or discharged from the water supply pipe 25, a UV filter 49 may be disposed around the water supply pipe 25.

Meanwhile, the reinforcing ring 39 may be disposed on the bottom surface of the plate support 36, and the reinforcing ring 39 may be supported by the reinforcing rib 621 of the light emitter support 62 described later.

The lighting device 60 may be installed under the water supply plate 30 and the plate support 36.

Referring to FIG. 4, the lighting device 60 includes a light emitter 61, a support 62 on which the light emitter 61 is installed, and a light guide plate 63 disposed outside the light emitter support 62. It can be, the support 62 may be formed in a cylindrical shape.

The light guide plate 63 may be formed in a trumpet shape extending upward, the upper end contacting the edge 311 of the water supply plate and the edge of the plate support 36, and the lower end being mounted on the partition plate 38. Can be.

Since the outer surface of the light guide plate 63 forms an inclined surface that gradually enters inward from the edge 311 of the water supply plate 30 toward the lower side, the water dropped from the edge 311 of the water collecting plate 30 is the light guide plate 63 ), It can fall vertically without hitting it.

1, 2, 5 and 6, the water receiving plate 50 is located under the water supply plate 30 and is arranged to cover the open upper side of the water tank 10, the water supply plate 30 Water dropped from the edge 311 may be discharged to the water tank 10.

The drip tray 50 may include a side wall portion 51 forming a side edge and a bottom wall portion 52 that is bent inward from the lower end of the side wall portion 51 and extends horizontally.

The bottom wall portion 52 may be formed with a hole 53 for discharging the water dropped from the water supply plate 30 to the drip tray 50 into the interior of the water tank 10, and the hole 56 is a bottom wall portion ( 52) may be formed of one or more circular holes formed along the circumferential direction.

A coating layer 54 may be coated on the inner surface 512 of the side wall portion 51, and the coating layer 54 may be formed of a material different from the drip tray 50 to improve aesthetics or soften the touch, It is possible to prevent the falling water from scattering as it hits. The drip tray 50 is made of PVC, and the coating layer 54 may be made of stainless steel or ceramic.

In addition, the coating layer 54 may be applied over the entire surface of the side wall portion and the bottom wall portion of the drip tray 50, or may be applied only to the surface of the side wall portion.

On the other hand, an antibacterial material or the like is added to the coating layer 54, so that even when the drip tray 50, which is always in contact with water, is used for a long time, the growth of odor or bacteria can be prevented.

As shown in FIG. 2, the side wall portion 51 of the drip tray may include an upward extension portion 51a extending upward from the side wall and protruding from the side wall so as to have a greater height than the side wall 11 of the water tank, and the upward extension The portion 51a may be formed to protrude outwardly toward the upper side from the upper sidewall 11a while forming a predetermined angle θ, for example, 120 °, to the sidewall and the outside of the water tank.

The outer surface of the side wall portion 51 of the drip tray is formed as an outer inclined surface, and can be supported and supported by the inner inclined surface 113 of the side wall 11 of the water tank 10.

Therefore, the drip tray 50 may be disposed on the upper side of the water tank 30 while being raised on the inner inclined surface 113 of the side wall 11 of the water tank 30.

On the other hand, the bottom wall portion 52 of the drip tray 50 is further extended inwardly, the upper filter cover body 46 described above can be supported on the inner end portion 52a.

Referring to FIG. 2, between the upper filter cover body 46 having a rectangular cylindrical shape with an open upper side and a partition plate 38, a water tank 10 and an electric field chamber S closed may be formed, and the electric field may be formed. An auxiliary battery B and a controller C may be installed in the seal S.

A second embodiment of the drip tray is shown in FIG. 7. In the drip tray 50 'shown in FIG. 7, a plurality of irregularities 55 are formed on the inner surface of the side wall portion 51', so that the light transmitted from the light emitter 61 is diffusely reflected by the irregularities, thereby improving aesthetics and being rejected. Can stimulate animal curiosity.

On the other hand, it is possible to select the inclination angle, shape, shape, etc. of the irregularities so that the water dropped from the water supply plate 30 does not splash.

Meanwhile, the filtration filter 40, the pump 20, the water supply pipe 25, the water supply plate 30, and the lighting device 60 may be combined or assembled so as to be integral with each other to form a single inner assembly.

Therefore, after placing the trough 50 on the water tank 10, and then placing the upper filter cover body 46 of the inner assembly on the trough 50, the inner assembly is disposed on the water tank 10 to be detachable. , By separating the inner assembly from the water tank 10, washing of the water tank and maintenance of various parts can be easily performed.

In addition, when using the water supply can be used or replaced by selecting a drip tray having a size, shape or shape suitable for the size and habit of the companion animal.

Above, although the embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated and described, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described above, and is common in the technical field to which the present invention pertains without departing from the gist of the present invention as claimed in the claims. Of course, various modifications can be made by a knowledgeable person, and these modifications should not be individually understood from the technical idea or prospect of the present invention.

10: tank 11: side wall
20: pump 25: water supply pipe
30: water supply plate 40: filtration filter
42: first filtration filter 44: second filtration filter
50: drip tray 51: side wall
52: bottom wall portion 54: coating layer
61: luminous body
62: light emitter support 63: light guide plate
71: docking station 72: wireless power receiver
73: wireless power transmitter

Claims (11)

A water tank having a side wall with an open top side;
A pump installed in the water tank;
A water supply pipe through which water discharged from the pump is transferred;
A water supply plate disposed at a position higher than a sidewall of the water tank and through which water supplied from the water supply pipe flows;
It is arranged to be spaced apart from the water supply plate in the downward direction, and is supported by being mounted on the water tank, and having a protruding portion protruding in the outer direction of the water tank; Included pet water dispenser.
According to claim 1,
The drip tray includes a side wall portion having the extension portion and a bottom wall portion protruding toward the inside of the water tank from the side wall portion.
According to claim 2,
Companion animal water dispenser is formed with a hole for discharging water to the bottom wall portion of the drip tray.
According to claim 1,
The extension portion of the drip tray is a companion animal water supply that is expanded to the outside from the side wall of the water tank toward the upper side.
According to claim 1,
The extended portion of the drip tray is a companion animal water supply that extends to form an angle of 120 ° with the side wall of the water tank.
According to claim 1,
The side wall portion of the drip tray is provided with an outer inclined surface inclined toward the center of the water tank toward the lower side,
At least a part of the outer inclined surface of the pet water supply to contact the inner inclined surface of the side wall of the water tank.
According to claim 1,
A pet water dispenser in which a coating layer is coated on at least a part of the inner surface of the drip tray.
The method of claim 7,
The coating layer is a pet water heater made of stainless steel.
The method of claim 7,
The coating layer is a companion animal water dispenser made of ceramic.
According to claim 1,
A companion animal waterer having a plurality of irregularities formed on the inner surface of the drip tray.
According to claim 1,
The pump, water supply pipe and water supply plate of the water supply form a single inner assembly,
The single inner assembly is a companion animal water heater placed on the drip tray.

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